Article seems to be online here: http://www.wired.com/culture/culturereviews/magazine/16-02/su_science
On Jan 25, 2008 2:49 AM, Rob Nero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Equally....there is a nice short little article on how the iPhone came to be > in the same issue of Wired. Though the article is only 4-5 pages long, it > does offer some interesting insights in what it took to bring the device to > market. > > Good call Chauncey! > Enjoy. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Chauncey Wilson > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 8:44 PM > To: IxDA Discuss > Subject: [IxDA Discuss] Wired article on "Why Things Suck" > > > The February issue of Wired has an article called Why Things Suck that mixes > sarcasm and hyperbole with some sound observations about the design of > things from software like Evite to medical records to gridlock on urban > highways (a nice little exposition on queing theory and the effect of > braking on traffic flow) to air travel and why security checks in Atlanta > are 3 to 7 times longer than LAX to whiteboards that "never really erase". > The title is unfortunate, but there are some nuggets about how materials, > behaviors, laws, and business issues impact system effectiveness and > efficiency and emotions. > > Chauncey ________________________________________________________________ > *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* > February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA > Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines > ....................... http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help > .................. > http://www.ixda.org/help > > ________________________________________________________________ > *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* > February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA > Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
